East of England Private Schools

Independent schools in the East of England

Search for private prep and senior schools from across the East of England, including Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

Bedfordshire

Discover independent schools in Bedfordshire around the town of Bedford.

Cambridgeshire

Discover independent schools in Cambridgeshire around Ely, Wisbech, Huntingdon, Peterborough, and Cambridge.

Essex

Discover independent schools in Essex around Southend-on-Sea, Chelmsford, Colchester, Chigwell, Woodford Green and Brentwood.

Hertfordshire

Discover independent schools in Hertfordshire around around St Albans, Harpenden, Hemel Hempstead, Rickmansworth, Ware, Berkhamsted and Bushey.

Norfolk

Discover independent schools in Norfolk around Cromer, Hunstanton, Norwich, Holt, Thetford and Loddon.

Suffolk

Discover independent schools in Suffolk around Newmarket, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Woodbridge and Southwold.

Chigwell School

Coed · Pre-Prep/Prep/Senior · Day/Boarding · Essex

Bedford School

Boys · Prep/Senior · Day/Boarding · Bedfordshire

Bishop's Stortford College

Coed · Pre-Prep/Prep/Senior · Day/Boarding · Hertfordshire

St Aubyn's School

Coed · Pre-Prep/Prep · Day · Essex

Brentwood School

Coed · Pre-Prep/Prep/Senior · Day/Boarding · Essex

St Columba's College

Coed · Pre-Prep/Prep/Senior · Day · Hertfordshire

Featured schools in the East of England

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Bedford School	Prep Senior	Boys	Day Boarding	Over 1,000 pupils
Beechwood Park	Pre-Prep Prep	Coed	Day Boarding	400 to 700 pupils
Bishop's Stortford College	Pre-Prep Prep Senior	Coed	Day Boarding	Over 1,000 pupils
Brentwood School	Pre-Prep Prep Senior	Coed	Day Boarding	Over 1,000 pupils
Chigwell School	Pre-Prep Prep Senior	Coed	Day Boarding	Over 1,000 pupils
Edge Grove	Pre-Prep Prep	Coed	Day	400 to 700 pupils
Fairstead House School & Nursery	Pre-Prep Prep	Coed	Day	100 to 200 pupils
King's Ely	Pre-Prep Prep Senior	Coed	Day Boarding	700 to 1,000 pupils
St Aubyn's School	Pre-Prep Prep	Coed	Day	400 to 700 pupils
St Columba's College	Pre-Prep Prep Senior	Coed	Day	700 to 1,000 pupils
St Faith's School	Pre-Prep Prep	Coed	Day	400 to 700 pupils
St Mary's School, Cambridge	Pre-Prep Prep Senior	Girls	Day Boarding	400 to 700 pupils
The Leys School	Senior	Coed	Day Boarding	400 to 700 pupils
Woodford Green Preparatory School	Pre-Prep Prep	Coed	Day	200 to 400 pupils

Beechwood Park

Coed · Pre-Prep/Prep · Day/Boarding · Hertfordshire

The Leys School

Coed · Senior · Day/Boarding · Cambridgeshire

St Mary's School, Cambridge

Girls · Pre-Prep/Prep/Senior · Day/Boarding · Cambridgeshire

Featured news from schools in the East of England

Chigwell School celebrates excellent ISI inspection

30/06/23: Chigwell School is celebrating after receiving the highest possible rating in its latest Independent Schools Inspectorate report. The inspection evaluated all aspects of the school's operations, including academic achievement, teaching quality, pastoral care, and overall effectiveness.

International award for Brentwood chess captain

22/02/23: Brentwood School's Chess Captain Nina has become the seventh highest rated female player in the world for her age and has earned the title of Women's Candidate Master, an official lifetime achievement awarded by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) exclusively to women chess players.

Bishop's Stortford College announces new Head of Pre-Prep

20/02/23: Bishop's Stortford College has announced the appointment of Jo Wallace as the new Head of Pre-Prep from September. The current Head of Pre-Prep, Belinda Callow, will be retiring in July after 20 years of outstanding service at the College.

Top 100 GB Ranking for Leys tennis players

16/02/23: Two pupils at The Leys have been placed in the U16 Top 100 Tennis Players in Great Britain. Year 11 pupils Marton and Jack have been placed 30th and 93rd respectively.

Brentwood's triple chess success

05/01/23: Three pupils from Brentwood School have won their respective events at the London Junior Chess Championships. Nina was crowned London Girls' Under 18 Champion, Max took the Under 16 Champion title and Jaden became Under 14 Minor Champion.

Chigwell pupils entertain with Oliver! Jr

22/12/22: Over a hundred Chigwell pupils joined together to create four memorable performances of Lionel Bart's Oliver! Jr. The 112 cast members, drawn from Years 7, 8 and 9, performed to an audience of fellow pupils, families, and staff.